Bracket.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. W. B. OLIVER.

BRAUKET.

APPLIOAIION FILED MAY 28,1904.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1,

awoaM/bo a (ilbifwmeid PATENTED JULY 4L, 1905.

W. B. OLIWER BRACKET. APPLIOA'IION FILED MAY 28,190'L.

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WNIIED S'irrries lt arnn'r Clearer,

WlLlJlAM B. OLIVER, Ol BATIK]MURE, ltIAltY'lJAND, ASSltiNOR TO Ol'rlV'ERlVlANUFACTlURlNG JOMPANY, OF PHlLADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATIONOF PENNS Yl lV ANl A.

ltilll 'tl ttfil tli l i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 794L043, dated July 4, 1905.

Application filed May 2S, 1904. Serial No. 210,259.

To all 11/71/0121 13/2 'm/rr/i/ HOI'M parts, as shitted. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal seclle it known that I, \ViLLmM B. ()L'Ivnn, a tional planview, the section being taken ceneitizen of the United States, residingat Baltrally through the head member or block. timore, in the State ofll laryland, have in- Fig. 3 is a view corresponding substantially 5vented new and useful improvements in to Fig. 1, and illustrating one ofthe supports 50 brackets, of which the following is a speei'l tipped.Fig. -'lis a vertical sectional elevacation. tion o't one of thesupports, a cooperating This invention relates to brackets; and the i D(P/Tull immediate P object of the invention is to provide a simple f) lg Hm TL 017 tl- IO and ett'ective article of this character which is?fitctlonal Qlwatlon l' the 55 mm b dil tt h i to 1 k table IL manner ofconnecting the inner links herein- Or th -t: astter described and arotative or tnrnable member. Fig. (3 is a top plan view o't one of l hebracket involves in its construction an l the article-supports.

article-support which may carry any desirr5 bl bj t h as telephone,telephone Like characters refer to like parts through- 60 directory, alamp, or the like-and which is the mounted for11pWitlCl-Zlllll-tlOWIlWtll'tl move- The bracket constituting my present1n ment, so that in the case of a telephone, for vention involves in itsorganization an atexampl 5, such instrument may be operated tachiugdevice, and the same may be (it any While the user is either standing orsitting, desirable character. The attaching device 6 means beingprovided to normally hold the ustrated is denoted by 2, and it isrepresaid artiele support in r horizontal 1- sented {LS C(,)1lSlStl1lgOf :1 Oltlllll) the jaws ()l. proximately horizontal position. In addiwch are adapted to fit Over the edge ot a tion to theupward-and-downivard movement desk, table, or any other suitable device,that the article-support has it also has a cir- What is shown as theunder jaw being pro- 7o cular movement, whereby it can be swung Videdwith a holding-screw tapped therearound to obtain ready access to thearticle g h the 1212 011d W ch is apted thereon from di'lierent places,to engage the under side of the part which Other objects and advantagesof the, in venthe two ai'vs straddle ill ()IdQl' to hold the a ttionwill be set forth fully in th f ll i taehing device or clamp firmly andsolidly description, while the novelty oi the invenplace.

tion will be embraced in the claims succeed- U o th upper part of theattaching deing said descriptlon. vice or clamp 2 an overhanging arm,from ln the drawings aceompanying and tormwhi h the vertically-disposedshaft or spin- 35 ing a part of this specification I illustrate dle 3rises, the lower endot the spindle being clearly one simple andconvenient adapshown as stepped into the hub at the outer tation of theinvention, which I will hereintermin l end of the arm of the clamp. Theafter set forth; but I do not limit the invensaid clamping member andspindle are tion to the disclosure thus made, for certain rigidly unitedin any desirable vay. This 4.0 variations may be adopted within thescope vertical spindle or shaft 3 constitutes the axis of my claims. orcenter of an elongated sleeve or tube -1 It lie-[inning to the lrayvingsFigure 1 an 'lll llt, ELIJIMII'tJlh tillilt SlOOVO ()l lllbt lil i -fl iti f b -flckgf, i turns on the vertical sha'tt 3, and said sleeveeluding my invention and showing by dotted or tube, in c nnec ion wi h aase member 5 lines one of the supports and its cooperating l'iereinatterdescribed, constitutes in. the 0 present case a carrier for certain ofthe parts hereinafter described, from which it will be evident that saidparts are located above the attaching device or clamp Associated withthe rotative sleeve or tube st, which in the present instance is arraned to have a movement throughout a compi ete circle, is a base member 5,the two parts be ing suitably united in any desirable way, whereby saidbase member will turn with the sleeve or tube and on the hub of theattaching or clamping device 2. From the body of the said base member 5two arms radiate oppositely, and to the outer ends of said arms links,as 6, are pivotally connected, the pivots being designated by 7 andbeing shown as hollow or in the form of tubular rivets for a purposethat will hereinafter appear. The links (3 are represented as beingtubular, although this is not essential, for they may be made solid, andthe same applies to the pivots 7. The pivots 8, which unite the upperends of the respective links 6 to the article-supports 9, are alsorepresented as being tubular or hollow; but they, like the links (3 andpivots 7, may be of some other desired form. The lower ends of the links6 are therefore ointed to a common base member 5, while the upper endsof said links are jointed to article-supports, as 9. The connectionbetween each link 6 and a cooperating article-support 9 is centrally ofthe latter.

Each pivot S and each pivot 7 has in its body a perforation, the severalperforations opening into the respective bores of the tubular links 6,thereby providing conduits for the reception of wires which lead totelephonic instruments adapted to be sustained upon the article-supports9 when the latter are used for such purpose. Said article-supports,however, may be used for carrying other objects than telephones. Theymay be used as supports for lamps, books, or anything else of a likenature. Each articlesupport is shown consisting of threeequidistantly-disposed arms radiating from a central body or hub andprovided at their outer ends and upper sides with lugs, as 10, forengaging an article in order to positively hold such article in place.At least one lug 10 on each support 9 is shown as adjustable, theadjustable portion in each case being denoted by 11. By moving theadjustable part or slide 11 outward it will be apparent that atelephone-stand can be readily putupon the cooperating support 9, andwhen this is done the slide 11 will be moved inward, so that the lugcarried thereby will be brought into engagement with the baseof thetelephone, lamp, or the like. In practice means,

as screws 12, are provided for holding the two slides in their ad ustedposition.

Cooperative with the links 6 are links 13,

the upper ends of said links 13 being ointed to the respectivearticle-supports 9, while the lower ends of said links are similarlyconnected to superposed collars, as M, slidable upon the sleeve 41, fora purpose that will hereinafter appear. The connection between the upperends of the links 13 and the articlesupports 9 is in each case to one ofthe arms of the latter. hen the collars 1% are in their lowermostpositions, the article-supports 9 will be horizontally disposed, and byvirtue of the fact that the distance between the pivots of therespective pairs of links 6 and 13 is uniform said horizontaldisposition will be maintained while the support 9 is being moved fromits topmost to its lowermost po sition, during which motion thecooperative links 6 and 13 will swing from an approximately vertical toan approximately horizontal position.

Normally the two pairs of links 6 and 13, as previously indicated, standvertically, and the collars 11 are so positioned as to maintain the twoparts horizontal, at which time they are adapted to uphold and by virtueof their construction effectively prevent displacement of telephones.hen the several links are in their upright or normal positions,'they arelocked positively, as will hereinafter appear, so that in the case oftelephones on said supports a user can utilize the telephones whilestandin By swinging the supports 9 downward, which operation is broughtabout by the release of latches, as will hereinafter appear, saidsupports can be brought to about the level of adesk or equivalentarticle, so that a user can employ the phones while seated at such desk.By virtue of the fact that the supports are connected with the attachingdevice through the aid of turning means said supports can be swung roundto any desirable extent in order to provide for the comfort of the user.By virtue of the construction illustrated the supports can be movedthrough a complete circle or any part thereof. I have illustrated two ofsaid supports. It is apparent that one of them may be omitted and thesame advantageous results hereinbefore pointed out can be secured.Ordinarily, however, two are associated together, although this numbermay, if desired, be increased, these being points of individualpreference.

The sleeve 1 is held against accidental outward displacement by a cap,nut, or the like, as 15, upon. the upper end of the vertical shaft orspindle 3, and below said nut or cap I have represented a head member orblock, as 16, connected rigidly with the sleeve or tube a in anydesirable way. To the opposite sides of this head member or block 16 areconnected spring latches, as 1?, each latch being adapted to engage acooperating IIC vaeoaa link 13 when said links are seated in recesses ornotches in in the opposite sides oi? the head member or block. The outeror free ends of the latches and the adjacent faces of the recessesdiverge outward. Normally, as will be understood, the latches ei'igagethe two links 13 to hold the same approximately 'wrtically, at whichtime shoulders near the outer tree portions of the latches [it againstthe links. 'lo tree a link 13, the cooperating spring-latch 17 ispressed laterally outward by a comparatively light tliorce in order todisengage the shoulder thereon from the coo'perating link, at whichpoint the latter, and hence the connected support 9, is released,whereby the latter can be swung downward until the two links 18 and (3occupy a horizontal or substantially horizontal position or to any otherintermediate point. W hen the support 2) is returned to its initialposition and just before said initial position reached, the link 18 willstrike the outwardly-beveled end of the latch 17, so as toauton'iatically press the same laterally, and when said link is t'ullyseated in its notch in the block or head member 16 the shoulderedportion of the latch will automatically spring into engagement with thelink 13 to prevent accidental displacement of the same.

To prevent undue shock to the parts when either or both of the supportsare moved from their upper to their lower positions, I ljirovide buttersadapted to engage suitable movable parts, as will now appear. Thesebutters are re in'esented as consisting of bowed springs, as 18,suitably rigidly connected to the inner upper sides oi? the two links 6.l l hen a support 9, therefore, is swung from its topmost to itslowermost position and just before the latter position is reached, theinner arm of said support will strike the tree portion of the spring orbutter 18 to prevent possible derangement of the parts. Said spring alsoprevents the pivot between the link 13 and support from crossing acenter line intersecting the lower pivot oi" the link 13 and, the upperpivot ot' the link (5, andv thereby prevents -further downward movementof the parts.

It will be apparent that the supports 9 may carry any other object thana telephone. For example, they may sustain a lamp, a bowl, or a shelf orlea't upon whicha book can rest. When the support t) is to be used as abook-rest or as a rest tor a leaf or its equivalent upon which a book isdirectly upheld, it is desirable, although not abso lutely essential,that said support should be tipped or inclined, and this result isbrought about through the intervention of the col lars la, which havehereinbe'l'ore been described as slidable upon the sleeve at. It Will beapparent that upon. the elevation of a collar lil'. the link 13,com'iected therewith, will be thrust upward in order to apply a likemovement to the inner portions ol. the cooperating support 9, wherebythe latter can be tilted. When the collars 14- are in their adjustedpositions, they are thus maintained by means of screws tapped therethrough and, adapted to engage the sleeve -1-.

In practice I may hold either bracket 9 at any position between itstopmost and lowermost adjustments, and I have illustrated, in thedrawings means for positively locking the same in said intermediateadjustment. To the under sides of the supports 9 segments, as 19, areconnected, said o'ments and supports bein made integral, if desired, bycasting. Each segment has an arcuate or semicircular slot, as 20,concentric with the respective pivots 8 and through which a headedscrew, as 21, is passed. The threaded portions of the screws are tappedinto the links (3 near the supports 5). Normally the heads ot the screws21 are free oi? the segments 1!), whereby the two pairs of links (3 and1.3 may be freely moved through any part of a quadrant. 'Should it bedesired to hold either bracket in an intern'iediate position, thisresult can be instantly brought about by running a cot'iperating screw21. inward until its head binds against the cooperating segment lfi), atwhich time the result desired is attained. 'lo release the parts, thescrew 2t will be loosened, whereby the support can be readily returnedto its pri mary position or to any other desired place.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that my bracketincludes a part rotative through a complete circle backward or forward,or through any portion of a circle, which rotative part has associatedtherewith, through the intervention of a suitable linkage connection orconnections, one or more article-supports, the whole structure beingmounted in the present case above the point ol support of such rota'tivci'nember, although l do not limit mvscl't' to this particle larrelation. However, it is ordinarily preterable.

It will be apparent that when the two pairs of links (3 and 13 are intheir normal positions they are substantially vertical and are inparallelism, or substantially in parallelism, with the sleeve or tubeat, whereby when the links are held in such normal positions thestructure as a whole occupies a comparatively small space laterally,which an important consideration.

It will. be evident that the l'nacket involves a pair 0t links and anarticle-support associated with said links, the latter being suitablypivotally mounted below the article-s11 pport, and the pivots tor thelinks are vertically out ol .line to permit said links to assame asubstantially vertical position, which could not lie the case were suchpivots in line. The pivots just alluded to are of course the lowerpivots for the links, and they are represented as being on a diagonalline, so that when they occupy their upright position they fill arelatively small amount of space laterally.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a bracket, anattaching member, a turnable member associated with said attachingmember, a tubular link pivotally associated with said turnable member bya hollow pivot, an article-support pivotally connected with said tubularlink by a hollow pivot, the two hollow pivots having perforationsopening into the bore of said link, and a second link operativelyconnecting the article-support and the turnable member.

2. In a bracket, a suitablysupported spindle, a sleeve arranged forturning movement around said spindle and having a head mem her, anarticle-support, a pair of links each operatively connected at one endwith the sleeve and their other ends being connected with said articlesupport, said head piece having a recess to recieve one of the linkswhen the same is in its normal and substantially vertical position, anda latch carried by the head-piece for engaging that link which fits inthe recess to maintain the same positively in its normal position.

3. In a bracket, an attaching member, a shaft carried by said attachingmember, a base member rotative on the shaft, a sleeve also rotative onthe shaft, above said base member and connected with the latter, a supsleeve, to which said second link is connected.

i. In a bracket, an attaching member, a turnable member associated withsaid attaching member, an article-support, a pair of links operativelyconnecting the turnable member and article-support respectively, and aspring constituting a buffer carried by one of the links and engageableby a cooperating moving part when said links are swung downward from asubstantially vertical to a substantially horizontal position saidspringbutfer serving to bring said links to a state of rest when theyare in a substantially horizontal position, and to prevent shock to thelinks and cooperative parts.

In a bracket, a substantially verticallydisposed carrier, anarticle-support, a pair of links connected operatively to thearticlesupport and carrier, respectively, and arrangedto maintain thearticle-support in a predetermined relation as the said links are swungfrom a snlistantially vertical. to a sub stantially horizontal position,and vice versa, and latching means associated with the carrier forengaging one of the links solely when the same is in its verticalposition to positively maintain them both in substantially a verticalposition.

6. In a bracket, an attaching member, a turnable member associated withsaid attach-- ing member, an article-support, a pair of linksoperatively connecting the article-support and turnable memberrespectively, and arranged to swing from an approximately vertical to anapproximately horizontal position, and vice versa and a latch carried bythe turnable member for normally engaging one of the links to hold bothlinks normally in an approximately vertical position.

7. In a bracket, an attaching member, a shaft carried by said attachingmember, a sleeve turnable on said shaft, an article-support, a pair oflinks operatively connecting the article-support and sleeverespectively, and arranged to swing from an approximately vertical to anapproximately horizontal position, and vice versa, a head member carriedby the sleeve, and a spring-latch on the head member for normallyengaging one of the links to hold them both in an approximately verticalposition.

8. In a bracket, an attaching member, a turnable member associated withsaid attaching member, an article-support, a link pivotally connectedwith the article-support and operatively connected with said turnablemember, and a segment connected with said support and having an arcuateslot concentrio with the pivot between the link and article-support, ascrew tapped into said link, passing through said slot and having a headadapted to engage said segment, and a second link operatively connectingthe article-sup port and said turnable member.

9. In a bracket, a carrier, a link pivotally associated with thecarrier, the pivot being tubular and the link being tubular, anarticle-support connected with said link by a tubular pivot, said pivotshaving perforations opening into the bore of the link, a second linkoperatively connected with the article support, and operativeconnections between said second link and carrier.

10. In a bracket, an attaching member, a shaft carried by said attachingmember, a member turnable about said shaft, an article support, andlinks connected with the articlesupport and operatively connected withsaid turnable member, one of the links being longitudinally adjustableto secure the tipping or tilting of said support.

11. In a bracket, a vertically disposed spindle, means at the lower endof said spindle for connecting the same rigidly to a suitable support, aturnable member movable about the spindle through a complete circle, twopairs of links pivoted to tho turnablo member at (liunlotriozillyopposite points, and (Eilflll pziii: Off links being arranged to swingtlix'ini a substantially vortiozil. to a substmb tizilly horizontalposition and. vice verso, and mrtiolo-suppoi'ts pivoted to the outeroncls of tho two pairs of links.

lln testimony wlioii'eof l have hereunto sot my lizuul 1n prosonoo 01''two SllbSCTlblllg 'wit- 10 misses.

Wlll JlJL ill l l3. OLIVER.

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